1I do not own this title. Or this story. I am just trying to make it seem more realistic.

Max POV

We all sat in a circle, and Fang was invisible. Angel told me how they got in. "It was pretty scary. I mean, Gazzy, Nudge, and Iggy are hiding in some trees and me and Fang are trying to get into the School. I mean, I never imagined I would WANT them to take us. So Fang went invisible and I flew over the gate with him.These whitecoats came running out, and they are all screaming, "experiment number 2 and 6!" So I made them think that they never knew who we were and they wanted to test something on me. Then I made them take me to your room, and then I realized it was Jeb I was trying to control. And it wasn't working. He then winked at me and took me to your room. There is obviously a camera out there, 'cause before when he walked me here he was all sweet but then he threw me in, giving Fang time to step into the room also. And then he walked away."

I felt a pain in my head, and it was like, VOICE ALERT!

I told you I am on your side, Max.

Ugh. I don't even know what to believe anymore. Just then, Jeb sneaked into the room and shut the door.

"Hello Max. Angel. Fang." He smiled at the spot Fang was sitting.

Wierdo.

"Remember when I snuck you out of the School all those years ago? Well, instant replay! Come with me. I disabled all the cameras," Jeb announced.

Was this a trick? Could I trust him? Angel popped a thought into my head, We should trust him. I mean, we would get tested on anyways if we stayed. Anything would be better than just sitting. I nodded at them all. We got up, and followed Jeb out the door. I held hands with Angel. We snuck out the door and got into this huge van. We started driving.

"WAIT!" The car skidded to a start. "We need to get Iggy, Nudge, and the Gasman! Pull over on this road." Jeb pulled over, and I called Iggy.

"Hey Ig. It's Max." I could hear shouting on the other line.

"Put her on speaker! Is she okay? Where is she? Lemme talk to her!" Ig put it on speaker. "Hey Max, are you with Fang and Angel?"

"Yeah. Also with Jeb. We are in a van on 206th Avenue. Come here immediately." We hung up and after 5 minutes, the whole flock was in the big car and driving.

"Uh, Jeb? Where are we going?" He peered at me through the rearview mirror.

"Going to the airport. To Washington DC. Some people want to meet you." The flock looked at each other, testing whether to trust him. I nodded. I just had a feeling about this. We all eventually fell asleep in the van. In the middle of my nap, I looked over at Fang next to me. In his sleep, he was flicking on and off like a lightswitch from invisible to not. I chuckled. I saw Jeb in the front, looking distracted.

I crawled to the front seat. "Hi Max." He said.

"Why do I trust you all of the sudden? Are you implanting thoughts in my head like Angel?"

"No. Maybe because I am your father. Because I raised you for the first 12 years of your life. Because I tried to explain how sorry I am several times." He actually looked sorry.

"Well then, Dad, how much longer til we get to the airport? And why aren't we flying?" I asked.

"About 15 minutes. And you know I don't have wings."

Hehe. He's a real leg-slapper. NOT. I rested my head against the seatbelt and dozed off, only to be waken 10 minutes later.

"We're here." Fang whispered. I slipped out of the car and lifted up Angel. She wrapped her arms around my neck and I carried her into the doors. We didn't have any luggage, just carry-ons. Jeb did have a suitcase though. We walked to our gate and sat down. I was pretty nervous with all these people around. I kept fidgeting. "Calm down, Max." I took a deep breath. And I think I got too calm. Because I saw Mom running towards me. I shut my eyes and opened them. Nope, her arms really were around me. And with her there, everything was okay.

Later that night, at around 3 AM, we stepped out of the airport. "That was a pleasant flight," I sarcastically exclaimed. Gazzy had gotten sick, and Mom had vomit on her from escorting him to the bathroom. Nudge was pretty scared the whole time, and I had no clue where we were going.

But when I walked out, even Fang almost smiled. There was a long black limousine waiting for us. Angel ran in, followed by Gazzy and Nudge.I sat in the back with Mom. And of course I had to sit next to Fang. As if things weren't awkward already. We had hardly spoken since this morning. I mean, yesterday morning technically.

"Mom?" I asked, trying to get her attention.

"Yes, sweetie?" She asked, squeezing my hand.

"Where are we going?"

"I thought Jeb told you! We are going to the Capitol."

Woah. I never realized how important we were.